jan 1, 1764 - The Currency Act

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It was an act from the British Parliament that prevented colonial assemblies from printing paper money or bills of credit, curtailing the ability of local colonial economies to expand. It increased the tensions between the colonists and the British because it did not allow for the local colonial economies to expand past dependency of britain. This angered the colonists because they no longer wanted to be dependent on Britain and they wanted the opportunity to make more money.

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